WORDS DESCRIBING PAIN ARE IMPORTANT TO
YOUR CHIROPRACTOR
“Why are you asking me all these
questions, doc?”
Our Largo chiropractic patients are central
to our practice. Hollstrom & Associates Inc wants
to understand each you and your pain experience well,
treat you well, and be sure you are satisfied with your care
and outcome. That is why we have you to describe
your pain to us, sometimes a few times and in a variety of
different ways! Words mean different things to different people: “discomfort”
to one may mean “pain” to another while “stiffness” is
“pain” or “discomfort” to a another. It is true! Researchers did a deep-dive into these different words
and their meanings to patients. An example with regards to
the description of “feeling”: pain signified
sharp/shooting, discomfort was dull/tingling, stiffness was
tight/restricted. (1) It is important for Hollstrom & Associates Inc
to know our patient’s experience with pain to better reach
expectations and enhance satisfaction with care. Patients who visited an integrated hospital for care of their musculoskeletal pain
and depressive symptoms rated their pain as 5/10 (10 being
greatest pain) as well as reported multiple pain
locations (9 of 17 participants), low back pain (13 of 17), and neck pain (8 of
17). Those are very typical of reasons
patients seek chiropractic care! In this setting, patients were satisfied with the
collaboration amongst the various healthcare team members due to
the trust they had in their physician. Patients appreciated
consistency in care from a single caregiving chiropractor. (2)
Hollstrom & Associates Inc knows our patients value - and can expect - these
same things from us: consistency, care, collaboration, and results!
Largo CHIROPRACTIC TIP OF THE
MONTH: Strengthen
Multifidus Muscles While Standing
Back pain. It is a simple description that may
stem from many factors including the muscles of the spine,
those seen and unseen. The multifidus muscles are such unseen muscles, deep,
smaller muscles that run beside the
spine from the cervical spine to the sacrum. These muscles aid
movements like lateral (side) flexion and rotation of the spine when contracted.
(3) Lately, researchers suggested that the multifidi
may be a possible source of back pain since they are found to be stiffer in low back pain sufferers. Low back pain is linked to lumbodorsal musculature (which includes the
multifidus muscle) fatigue. Standing back extension exercise fatigued the multifidus
well enough which may avert low back pain caused
by muscle fatigue. (4) “Superman” (on-the-floor) exercises are well known. Standing
back extension and “superman” exercises are newly documented to be equally helpful in
strengthening these multifidus muscles. (5) That’s great
news! Largo back pain sufferers can do simple, standing
exercises like this anywhere! The multifidi benefit!
Listen to this PODCAST
with Dr. Paula Hugulet on The Back
Doctors Podcast with Dr. Michael Johnson as she details
the benefit of increasing muscle strength and
function as part of back pain care following the Cox® Technic System of Spinal Pain Management.
CONTACT Hollstrom & Associates Inc
Schedule your next Largo
chiropractic appointment today. Your words will be heard. Your multifidus muscles
will be strengthened via proper exercise to lessen and
potentially avert back pain. Hollstrom & Associates Inc will ask you questions, and you
are urged to ask Hollstrom & Associates Inc questions, also!